Work-life balance in the light of the Directive (EU) 2019/1158 on the example of job-sharing in accordance with the Czech labour code

• Authors: Roman Zapletal
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The paper deals with selected practical aspects of reconciliation of family and professional life. In this context, it analyses work-life balance, recently re-regulated on the supranational level, as both an interdisciplinary and a multidimensional phenomenon. The main aim is to emphasize its mutual relations manifesting as for flexible working arrangements, constantly a very significant instrument of the EU labour law. For these purposes, the text summarizes legal requirements for job-sharing laid down in the Czech Labour Code, as one of the means in order to reach the indicated balance. Furthermore, it proceeds to focus on the duty to substitute an absent employee. The comparison of relevant regulation with German and Slovak jurisdictions provides with the basis for conclusions concerning substantially differing approaches.

Keywords

EN

work-life balance; reconciliation of family and professional life; flexible working arrangements; job-sharing; Czech Labour Code; Directive (EU) 2019/1158

Discipline

• LAW_&_ADMINISTRATION: LAW & ADMINISTRATION

• Publisher: Institute of State and Law, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Journal: The Lawyer Quarterly
• Year: 2021
• Volume: 11
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 641-650
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Roman Zapletal

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